Does anyone use right angle valve stems and have comments either for or against them ? Or a recommendation on a particularly good brand ? I'm getting sick and tired of fighting with gas station air hoses to get to my valve stems.
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there was a fairly well debated thread on this subject a while back........
1978 GS1085.
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Thanks Agemax. I didn't see anybody complaining about them leaking so I think I'll give it a go. Not sure about the adapter idea though, I can see that leaking should it loosen.Comment
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Yes, I carry one. Modified it with alligator clips to go on the battery. It will do a bike tire from empty OK. A car tire, it will overheat before it is finished, but it is OK for topping it off.
The first one lasted several years, a lot of use. The second one is still going strong. look at the picture of it in the woman's hand, it's about an inch thick, maybe 3" x 4" or so.
The little pressure guage is even fairly accurate.
$12 at Walmart.Comment
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Whoa, that's a different one, the one I bought from Walmart has a pressure guage, the one I posted here doesn't seem to.
Cheap basterdz.
Edit, it seems there are now several to choose from:
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Thanks. We do have Walmart here though I have never been in one. I guess today will be the first time.
I do have an emergency repair and CO2 kit but this seems practical for other uses.Comment
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I've been airing up my tires with a manually-operated bicycle tire pump. Most are good for well over 100psi. Way quicker and easier than digging out and connecting a compressor.
Maybe not as easy to stow when you're going on a trip, though. Foot pump, perhaps?Comment
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